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Lentil soup vs. Fruitcake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between lentil soup and fruitcake?

  • Fruitcake is richer than lentil soup in iron, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat.
  • Lentil soup's daily need coverage for sodium is 19% more.
  • The amount of sodium in fruitcake is lower.

We used Soup, lentil with ham, canned, ready-to-serve and Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 5.1% 13% 40% 23% 8.2% 32% 69% 16% 1.6%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 9.9% 14% 78% 17% 7.4% 22% 13% 29% 11%
Contains more CopperCopper +40%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +42.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +77.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +94.1%
Contains more IronIron +93.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +83.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +566.7%
~equal in Potassium ~153mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.27mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 5.7% 2.3% 0% 0% 18% 10% 10% 8.4% 21% 15% 0% 15% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 1.7% 2.3% 18% 0% 13% 23% 15% 14% 11% 1.3% 3.8% 15% 4.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +240%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +40%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +95.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +120%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +45.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +61.4%
~equal in Vitamin A ~7µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~20µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lentil soup Fruitcake DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.13g 3.323g 21%
Sodium 532mg 101mg 19%
Carbs 8.16g 61.6g 18%
Fiber 3.7g 15%
Calories 56kcal 324kcal 13%
Iron 1.07mg 2.07mg 13%
Fats 1.12g 9.1g 12%
Monounsaturated fat 0.52g 4.2g 9%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0.12µg 0.01µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.045mg 0.099mg 4%
Manganese 0.12mg 0.22mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.45g 1.048g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.046mg 3%
Selenium 0.3µg 2µg 3%
Phosphorus 74mg 52mg 3%
Choline 8.9mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.226mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.545mg 0.791mg 2%
Protein 3.74g 2.9g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.05mg 2%
Copper 0.07mg 0.05mg 2%
Calcium 17mg 33mg 2%
Magnesium 9mg 16mg 2%
Vitamin C 1.7mg 0.5mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 1%
Cholesterol 3mg 5mg 1%
Net carbs 8.16g 57.9g N/A
Potassium 144mg 153mg 0%
Sugar 27.42g N/A
Zinc 0.3mg 0.27mg 0%
Vitamin A 7µg 7µg 0%
Folate 20µg 20µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.102mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.121mg 0%
Leucine 0.206mg 0%
Lysine 0.121mg 0%
Methionine 0.059mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.14mg 0%
Valine 0.144mg 0%
Histidine 0.071mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 8% 86%
Protein: 3.74 g
Fats: 1.12 g
Carbs: 8.16 g
Water: 85.75 g
Other: 1.23 g
3% 9% 62% 25%
Protein: 2.9 g
Fats: 9.1 g
Carbs: 61.6 g
Water: 25.3 g
Other: 1.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +29%
Contains more WaterWater +238.9%
Contains more OtherOther +11.8%
Contains more FatsFats +712.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +654.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
41% 47% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.45 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.52 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.13 g
12% 49% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.048 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.2 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.323 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -57.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +707.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2456.2%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Lentil soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171549/nutrients
  2. Fruitcake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174939/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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